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Welcome to Raw Is Johnmeode.
This week Raw is brought to you from Raleigh, North Carolina. The announcers are Josh Matthews, Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler. This week it is the annual WWE Draft, where we will have matches between Raw and Smackdown superstars, with the winners getting draft picks for their respective brands.
First off we jump straight in to a huge battle royal to determine the first draft pick, the superstars are all wearing T-shirts representing their brands colours. I’m not sure just how many superstars started the match but it is fast paced as usual in these battle royals.
Team Smackdown won with Big Show and Kofi Kingston last men standing. The final four guys were Big Show and Kofi from Smackdown and Mason Ryan and Evan Bourne from Raw. Some great athleticism from Kofi and Evan during this match, id say they were the stand out performers during the Battle royal. Big show Eliminated Mason Ryan last to win the match for Smackdown after 13 minutes. Match Rating 4/10
It was a decent TV Battle Royal, with mainly mid-carders appearing. And the first draft Pick is................. John Cena to Smackdown. Wow, I’m quite surprised by this, Raw is the number one brand and it doesn’t make much sense to have Cena on Smackdown. They showed the reaction from the locker room with the raw guys looking lost, which I found quite funny.
Next Cena was interviewed by Todd Grisham and claimed it was the biggest draft pick in WWE history, Miz showed up and said after Extreme Rules, his catchphrase was right as he wouldn’t see him.
Next they recapped R Truth’s Heel turn from last week and he was introduced to cut a promo from the stage. His promo basically blamed the WWE Universe for wanting him to accept JoMo’s challenge last week. He said from now on he is fighting for himself and after the beat down on Morrison the Truth has set him free. Morrison then came down and attacked Truth from behind until the referees broke it up. I am assuming that these two will feud and that Truth will cost Morrison in the title match at Extreme Rules. I thought this was the best promo I have heard Truth cut. He drew heat and it felt more natural to what he did last week as a face. I am really looking to see how this develops.
After commercial they showed another Kong vignette, confirming her name as Kharma. We then had a diva’s match for one draft pick. It was Layla vs Eve, before the match they replayed the counselling session from Smackdown where Michelle McTaker attacked Layla.
Eve Torres Pinned Layla with a roll up after around a minute in what cannot really be described as a match. Layla was distracted by McTaker at ringside. Michael Cole interrupted during the match to talk about how he was going to the back to warm up and how he would beat JR in a match later. After the match Layla attacked Mctaker at ringside including throwing her over the announce table. Layla was crying during the beatdown. At the moment the diva division sucks soooo bad, they have some very talented diva‘s and they don’t utilise them. I don’t get it. Match Rating 0.5/10
The second Draft pick is....................... Rey Mysterio to Raw. I’m now assuming that Sin Cara gets drafted to Smackdown either tonight or during the supplemental draft as it doesn’t make much sense to have them both on the same show just yet. I also noticed that Cena’s face is shown as a possible mover to Raw. Hmmm
Cody Rhodes is interviewed next and cut a good promo about how he will give Mysterio a going away present from smackdown at ER, a new mask, as he will need surgery after their falls count anywhere match. I expect Cody to be moved up the card after Extreme Rules, a feud with Christian would be good.
Next up we have Kofi Vs. Sheamus for one draft pick, these two were both in the battle royal earlier.
Kofi Pinned Sheamus after hitting Trouble in Paradise after barely 3 minutes. Kofi has been booked strong tonight. This was on ok match, typical TV match if you like, but 3 minutes?? Come on. I don’t expect much quality or quantity in terms of actual wrestling tonight. Match rating 2.5/10
The third draft pick is..................... Randy Orton to Smackdown. This one makes sense way more than moving Cena. Randy is more than capable of being the top babyface on Smackdown. They showed the locker room reaction again and Santino’s face is brilliant, almost like he is going to break down at the news.
Next up is Michael Cole vs. Jim Ross. I am getting very bored of this feud. I’m praying it ends at extreme rules.
JR beat Michael Cole via disqualification. Again this wasn’t really a match, more just an angle that went on for about ten minutes. Around ten minutes too long. JR bloodied Cole’s lip and in the process cut his own hand (I believe he legit injured it). Swagger interfered and Cole started hitting JR with his belt until Jerry made the save, taking out Swagger and Cole. The ARGM (anonymous Raw General Manager) piped in to say this match will now be a tag team country whipping match at ER. Match Rating 1/10
Next up the Miz was interviewed saying nobody’s talking about him, they are talking about the draft and The Rock’s birthday bash on Raw next week. He said WWE and USA management better pray that he doesn’t get drafted tonight or within a month Raw will be cancelled.
After commercial we get Randy Orton (now representing Smackdown) vs. The new look Dolph Ziggler for two draft picks.
Randy Orton Pinned Dolph Ziggler after hitting the RKO in around 4 minutes. Decent back and forth TV Match. What’s happened to Dolph, he seemed to be getting a decent push and it’s like he has just been forgotten. Match Rating 3/10
Before we get the next two draft picks, CM Punk comes out to cut a promo about how he will destroy Orton with a variety of weapons. Orton answers by saying that punk won’t be rambling on anymore after ER as he will be in a permanent unconscious sleep. Good promo by both guys as usual. I’m sure Randy will be the top guy on Smackdown, as they will find away to get Cena back on Raw. He will probably get drafted back at some point tonight or traded back in the next couple of weeks.
And the next draft picks are...................... Mark Henry to Smackdown and Sin Cara to Smackdown. Sin Cara makes sense as I mentioned earlier, and Henry, unless they are gonna push him again (which I doubt) will probably do the same job on smackdown as he does on raw; Jobs to top talent.
Next up another match worth two draft picks as Wade Barrett goes up against Rey Mysterio (now representing Raw).
Rey Pinned Barrett after hitting the 619 and splash after barely 3 minutes. Way to book the Intercontinental Champ! This was very predictable though as smackdown has already had 4 picks and Raw just the 1. I wish the matches would get more time, though I understand they are concentrating on the draft rather than quality matches. Match Rating 2/10
And the next draft picks are........................ Big Show to Raw and Alberto Del Rio to Raw. Again unless they push the Big show he will prob just be there to make the top guys look good. And Alberto is a good choice, though this makes me think Christian will win on Sunday. At the moment Raw has 3 top heels in Punk, Miz and Del Rio and no top babyfaces unless you count Morrison and Mysterio, which I don’t.
Next up they ran through the card for extreme rules, ill preview that later in the week. We then got Teddy Long who announced the Main Event as The Miz, CM Punk and Alberto Del Rio vs. Christian, Mark Henry and John Cena for the last draft pick of the night. There will be the supplemental draft on WWE.com tomorrow. Why is Mark Henry in the main event, he doesn’t fit, unless he is getting that push I just said he wouldn’t get.
The Miz, CM Punk and Alberto Del Rio beat Christian, Mark Henry and John Cena after The Miz pinned John Cena after hitting the Skull Crushing Finale. Mark Henry turned heel during the match, he clotheslined Cena allowing Miz to hit his finisher. He then took out Christian by throwing him into the steps. It was a decent tag match with Christian taking the beating from the heels until he got the hot tag to Cena, the match went around 12 minutes with a commercial included. Match Rating 4/10
And the last draft pick of the night is........................ John Cena back to Raw. Wow that wasn’t at all obvious! Super Cena then completely no sold his beating just a moment ago and attacked all 3 heels and stood tall in the ring wearing his red Raw T-shirt.
This was an ok Raw; there was not a lot of in ring action as they were concentrating on the draft. The whole Cena being drafted between shows was pointless and it made the ending obvious. They mentioned Extreme Rules more than last week but still not as much as usual. It seems that they aren’t hopeful for big numbers on this PPV.
I’ll be back later in the week with an Extreme Rules Preview and may put up a post on the Supplemental draft, so keep checking back to JM’s world
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JM
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